Design of a Toroidal Device with a High Temperature Superconductor Coil for Non-neutral Plasma Trap

Abstract

The non-neutral plasma confinement device with a floating internal coil is under construction, where the high temperature superconductor (HTS) Ag-sheathed BSCCO-2223 is employed as the floating coil. We have two topics with this device: one is a trap of a non-neutral plasma consisting of one species, and another is an exploration of a high beta plasma based on two-fluid MHD relaxation theory. In the latter case the plasma should be non-neutralized in order to drive the plasma flow in the toroidal direction. The expected plasma parameters are discussed. Key elements of engineering issues have already developed. In addition, we have fabricated a small HTS coil and succeeded in levitating it within an accuracy of 25^30 micrometers for 4 min or more.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2002
Accession Number
ADP012575

Entities

People

  • Daisaku Ozawa
  • Hitoshi Nihei
  • Junji Morikawa
  • Yuichi Ogawa
  • Zensho Yoshida

Organizations

  • University of Tokyo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Charged Particles
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • High Energy
  • High Temperature
  • High Temperature Superconductors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nitrogen
  • Superconductors
  • Technical Information Centers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design